President Obama rejected the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, which would have transported toxic tar sands oil from under Canada’s Boreal forest, home to many North American songbirds populations, to oil refineries in Texas. The pipeline would increase the production on one of the dirtiest forms of oil and threaten rivers and communities all along its path. Tar sands oil is dirtier and more corrosive than conventional oil, and current regulations will not prevent leaks and spills.
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Posted June 18, 2012 by Danielle Droitsch in Moving Beyond Oil
TransCanada is back at it again. They have re-applied to the U.S. State Department for a Presidential Permit to build the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline but this time for an approximately 1200-mile segment that will take tar sands from...continued→
Posted June 5, 2012 by Rob Perks in Living Sustainably, Moving Beyond Oil
Gloomy news on the economic front, typified by last week's monthly employment report showing only about 69,000 jobs created in May. Our elected officials expressed concern about this: "Where are the jobs? How do we grow the economy? We need to put...continued→
Posted June 4, 2012 by Susan Casey-Lefkowitz in Curbing Pollution, Moving Beyond Oil, Saving Wildlife and Wild Places, Solving Global Warming
NRDC's Black Out Screen for June 4th After the fall of the Berlin wall, I worked with environmental groups in Eastern Europe. They were looking at good examples of democracy and free speech from around the world to help...continued→
Posted May 25, 2012 by Anthony Swift in Moving Beyond Oil, Solving Global Warming, U.S. Law and Policy
"Keystone XL: A Tar Sands Pipeline to Higher Prices,’’ a report that NRDC released on May 22, 2012 along with Oil Change International and ForestEthics Advocacy, has began to generate significant objections from oil industry lobbyists and other proponents...continued→
Posted May 23, 2012 by Deron Lovaas in U.S. Law and Policy
As a small group of House and Senate leaders hammer out the details of the transportation bill mostly behind closed doors, don’t be a silent partner in this vitally important process. NRDC is joining with organizations across the country by...continued→
Posted May 22, 2012 by Rocky Kistner in Curbing Pollution, Health and the Environment, Living Sustainably, Moving Beyond Oil
Despite all the industry hype over jobs and purported energy security benefits from building the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline—benefits a Brooklyn bridge-builder could propose—a new report shows the mammoth Canadian tar sands pipeline will cut the amount of gasoline produced in the U.S. and jack up gas prices for...continued→
Posted May 22, 2012 by Anthony Swift in Moving Beyond Oil, Solving Global Warming, U.S. Law and Policy
One of the most misunderstood issues surrounding the proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline is its impact on U.S. gasoline prices. NRDC, Oil Change International and ForestEthics Advocacy released a report, Keystone XL: A Tar Sands PIpeline to Increase Oil Prices, today...continued→
Posted May 15, 2012 by Rob Perks in Living Sustainably, Moving Beyond Oil, U.S. Law and Policy
President Obama signed a declaration making this National Transportation Week. “Our roads, rails, runways and shipyards have formed the foundation for a thriving global marketplace, and our transportation networks have enabled our first responders and service members to react with speed and...continued→
Posted May 15, 2012 by Anthony Swift in Moving Beyond Oil, Solving Global Warming, U.S. Law and Policy
In the national debate surrounding tar sands expansion and projects like TransCanada’s proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, the powerful voices of Americans on the front lines are often lost in the noise. And it’s easy to see why -...continued→
Posted May 15, 2012 by Rocky Kistner in Curbing Pollution, Environmental Justice, Health and the Environment, Moving Beyond Oil
Washington’s political wars rarely match reality back home. So when politicians and K Street lobbyists peddle the $7 billion Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, you can bet the red meat rhetoric about jobs and national security—fanciful charges according to independent analysis—is straight...continued→
